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Chairman of the National Campaign for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dan Botwe, has expressed his displeasure over some party members and party executives from the Ashanti Region airing their grievances through the media instead of utilizing internal party structures laid down by the party.

Mr. Dan Botwe contends that such actions not only undermine the unity of the party but also violate the party’s constitution.

The former Local Government and Rural Development Minister's comments follow a recent petition by six elected Ashanti Regional executives of the party to the national leadership over the conduct of the Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi.

The executives in their petition claimed the chairman’s alleged negligence of duty is negatively affecting the party’s progress in the region.

The NPP's 2024 campaign chairman stressed the essence of aggrieved party members utilizing internal structures to address their concerns.

He said, “If you have a grievance, talk to people to solve it. If you go to the radio station and discuss it, what do you achieve by doing that? We’re in a contest with others, and we have to send a message that we are disciplined and focused, and it’s important that we apply all those things to resolving our problems.”

The Chief of Staff at the Presidency, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei Opare, mentioned that the unrest in the Ashanti region has been addressed by the leadership of the party.

“I have noticed a lot of happenings, but I have noticed that it’s been resolved; as people have sat down and jaw jaw and have understood each other, there’s no problem. I’m strongly convinced that the conviction and love for the party are so supreme that people were willing to put away all differences, rally together, and put Ashanti forward to become the biggest contributor to breaking the 8,” she said.

The Ashanti regional chairman of the NPP, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, called on the all-party faithful and executives and urged unity among the executives going into general elections.

He said, “In our companies and offices, sometimes we have some misunderstandings, but that doesn't mean we are not united. NPP, we are poised to unite and win the 2024 elections; winning is not negotiable; we are united forever. We are united as a strong party to break the 8; we cannot disappoint Ghanaians and the Ashanti region.”